Vietnam’s cloth import up 10.3 pct in first 4 months

HANOI, May 9 (Xinhua/APP): Vietnam spent over 4.8 billion U.S. dollars on cloth imports in the first four months of this year, posting a rise of 10.3 percent year on year, according to the General Statistics Office on Monday. Between January and April, Vietnam imported […]

Cigarette smoke increases superbug’s antibiotic resistance

Islamabad, MAY 09, (Online): New research analyzes the effect of cigarette smoke on MRSA strains and finds that it makes the bacteria more persistent, more invasive, and more resistant to certain antibiotics. Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death across the world, with tobacco […]

5th cross-Strait youth development forum slated for May 11

BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua/APP):The fifth cross-Strait youth development forum is scheduled to be held on May 11 in Hangzhou, capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province, said a Chinese mainland spokesperson on Monday. Hung Hsiu-chu, former chairperson of the Chinese Kuomintang party, will attend the forum, […]

Sri Lanka stops supplying gas for domestic use

COLOMBO, May 9 (Xinhua) APP):Sri Lanka’s leading liquefied petroleum gas supplier Litro Gas Lanka Limited on Monday said that they are unable to supply gas to domestic consumers until new stocks arrive. Litro Gas chairman Vijitha Herath said only industrial gas stocks are available at […]

Marseille on track for Champions League spot

Paris, May 9 (AFP/APP): Marseille grabbed back second place in Ligue 1 on Sunday with a 3-0 win at Lorient that puts them firmly on track for Champions League football next season. Jorge Sampaoli’s side were denied a place in the Europa Conference League final […]

Fear reigns in Brazil favela a year after bloody raid

Rio de Janeiro, May 9 (AFP/APP):One year after 28 people were killed in the bloodiest police raid in Rio de Janeiro history, the tension is still palpable in the Jacarezinho slum, where authorities have deployed a massive law enforcement operation. Brazil marked the first anniversary […]

Flour price to drop in KP: Dealers

PESHAWAR, May 09 (APP): The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has started receiving wheat flour from Punjab province however according to the flour businessmen the price of the commodity would take some time to subside. Member Flour Dealers Association said on Monday that the price of mixed flour […]

India reports 3,207 new COVID-19 cases

NEW DELHI, May 9 (Xinhua/APP): India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 43,105,401 on Monday with 3,207 new cases registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Of the new cases, 1,422 were reported from Delhi. Presently there are […]

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